The police in Kaduna State have arrested five vandals suspected to have stolen rail tracks at Dalle village of Jema’a LGA.
The police spokesman, ASP Muhammad Jalige, said two trucks loaded with railway sleepers were recovered from the suspects.
ASP Jalige noted that the suspects who were arrested on Thursday, were undergoing interrogation and effort was being intensified with a view to identifying all the people involved in the destruction of critical national infrastructure in the state.
He added that, “The attention of the Kaduna State Police Command has been drawn to a viral video and pictures of a vandalised rail track on social media platforms that are being attributed to the Abuja-Kaduna rail track.
“The command wishes to clarify and allay the fear of all train users that the said video and pictures have nothing to do with the Abuja-Kaduna rail track, as the train services are ongoing without any hindrance.
“However, information available to the command has it that the video and the pictures in circulation emanated from Enugu State where NSCDC operatives apprehended and paraded some rail track vandals, hence, it shouldn’t be attributed to the Kaduna-Abuja rail track.”
He, therefore, advised the general public to disregard the video in circulation.
